Where does “orella” come from?

orella (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

Ancestry of “orella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinoriclaAlternative form of auricula
2LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
3Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
4Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis →Every word from Latin auris →Every word from Latin auricula →